1. Why does Marie decide to cross the lake to get to the Bensons’? Do you think this is a good decision? Why or why not?
2. How do Marie and Gramps show their love for each other in this story?

1. Marie had to cross the lake to get help for Gramps.

This decision is not really a good idea as it is dangerous to walk on the frozen lake.

2. They showed their love for each other by taking care of one another and also by their common love for the legend which Marie used to comfort her Gramps.

Explanation:

The short story There Were Giants by Roland Smith tells the story of how Marie had to spend the winter with her grandfather. The story also reveals the relationship between the two when her grandfather had an accident and she had to decide on an impulse on how to get help despite the dangers of the area.

1. Marie had to cross the lake to get to the Bensons to use their telephone so that she can call for help for her grandfather who had passed out in the snow.

The decision to walk across the frozen lake may not be  a good idea as the lake is not fully solid and the ice may break anytime which is dangerous for her to walk on.

2. Marie and Gramps show their love for each other by taking care of one another despite the dangers. Their love for the legend of the finger, and how they know how to comfort one another shows they cared deeply for each other despite not really admitting to it.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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